With the publication of President Barack Obama's 2016 budget proposal, there's less of a focus on the country's budget deficit because it is less of a concern than it was from 2010 to 2012 and it is less politically useful.

If the Koch brothers meet their $889 million spending goal for the 2016 election, it would almost make them their own third party. In 2012, the Republican national campaign committees spent $657 million, according to the story.